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Computers and Lifelong Learning: Changing the Face of Education by Ted M. Kahn, Ph.D., executive director of Atari Institute for Educational Action Research. February 1983 Ted called this the "progress/project report to our national Advisory Board"
Topics: Atari Institute for Educational Action Research, Atari, Ted Kahn
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Atari in Action — Atari Institute for Educational Action Research newsletter v1n1, Fall 1982.
Topics: Atari Institute for Educational Action Research, Atari, Ted Kahn
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Original brochure for Atari Institute For Educational Action Research. Copyright on the back says 1982. Ted Kahn, who scanned this from his files, says it's from 1981. I tend to believe him.
Topics: Atari, Atari Institute For Educational Action Research, Ted Kahn, Sherman Rosenfeld, Alan Kay,...
Informal Learning and Computers, a working paper prepared for the Atari Institute for Education Action Research by Sherman Rosenfeld. September 1982 Atari Institute for Education Action Research Occasional Paper #1
Topics: Atari, Atari Institute for Education Action Research, Sherman B. Rosenfeld
1983 Caspi Towards Creative Self Education (Synopsis) by Moshe D. Caspi Professor Emeritus of Education from Hebrew University, Moshe D. Caspi,
Topic: Atari
From The Ahl Collection A November 1989 Atari Computer News Release Atari Computer's STACY - A Full-function Laptop For Complete Processing Capabilities In Today's Key Operating Environments Eight typed pages
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Stacy
From The Ahl Collection A November 1989 Atari Computer News Release stating that Atari Computer Introduces The Portfolio Palmtop Computer: Compact, Cost-Effective and Adapted MS-DOS Commands
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Portfolio
From The Ahl Collection Here is a November 1989 Atari Computer News Release stating that Atari Computer Introduces A Graphics Workstation With True 32-Bit Processing: The TT
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari ST, Atari TT
From The Ahl Collection An November 1989 Atari Computer News Release stating that Atari Computer Offers Desktop Publishing Systems That Outperform The High-Priced Systems
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari
From The Ahl Collection An Atari News Release from the Fall 1989 COMDEX in November 1989. Atari Computer Provides Range Of Workstation, Portable Solutions For Engineering/CAD Environments
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari
From The Ahl Collection Atari Computer News Release from November, 1989. Atari Computer Leads MIDI Market With Innovation, Superior System Performance
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, MIDI
From The Ahl Collection Thirty-seven pages of Atari Dealer News From September 1988
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari Dealer News
From The Ahl Collection Atari Computer Midi Notes from January 1989
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari Computer Midi Notes, Midi
From The Ahl Collection Atari Computer Dealer News October/November 1988
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari Computer Dealer News
From The Ahl Collection Atari Computer Dealer News July-August 1988
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari Computer Dealer News
From The Ahl Collection Death of Atari Explorer Memo Undated. Likely spring of 1990
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari Explorer
From The Ahl Collection August 5th, 1989 memo from David Ahl to Jack and Sam Tramiel outlining a plan to Save Atari.
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Ahl, Tramiel
From The Ahl Collection March 10. 1992 Tramiel testimony Atari Corporation vs. Nintendo of America, Inc.
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Nintendo, Tramiel
From The Ahl Collection June 5th, 1983 Atari Press Release: CP/M Module Leads Trio Of Advanced Expansion Devices For Atari Home Computers
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, CP/M, 1060, 1090, 1064
From The Ahl Collection Atari Cosmos 3-D Programmable Game System info
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Cosmos
From The Ahl Collection Atari Asteroids Background Information - The Asteroids Phenomenon From around March 1981.
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Asteroids
From The Ahl Collection March 23rd, 1981 Atari Product Release announcement New Features, Tougher Play In New Asteroids Deluxe Game From Atari
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Asteriods Deluxe
From The Ahl Collection Introducing The Atari 2600 Computer
Topics: Atari, The Ahl Collection, Graduate
From The Ahl Collection November 28, 1978. Warner Communications Inc. Press Release: Atari Enters Personal Home Computer Industry
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, 400/800, Warner Communications, Press Release
Atari Product Release June 5, 1983 Sunnyvale, CA Atari's First Software Products For The Graduate The Ahl Collection
Topics: Atari, Product Release, The Ahl Collection, The Graduate
June 5th, 1983 Sunnyvale, CA Atari Product Release Atari Introduces Inexpensive Computer System, Line Of Supporting Software; New Video System Accessories And 28 Games From the David H. Ahl Collection
Topics: Atari, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari VCS, The Ahl Collection
June 5th, 1983 Sunnyvale, CA Atari Product Release Atari Introduces 28 New Games Including Arcade Hits; Deliveries To Begin On First Educational Products From the David H. Ahl Collection
Topics: Atari, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Product Release, Ahl Collection
Atari 1982 Dealer Advertising Planner
Topics: Atari, Atari 800, Pac Man, Star Raiders, Atari 8-bit, newspaper advertising, Atari trademark, Atari...
Photo of the Atari CX-2000 (VAL) video game, designed by Henry Dreyfuss Associates.
Topics: Atari, VAL, CX2000, Atari 2600, Atari VCS, Henry Dreyfuss Associates
In an email to me on 13 Feb 2019, Gregg Squires (Manager of Hardware Engineering at Atari from February 1982 – December 1984) wrote: Attached is a handout prepared for a high-level meeting with C Level Execs and Managers of various departments. Atari at that time saw itself as a computer company, not just a game company, and we were all very proud of the development of the XL Series Home Computers. I was very proud of this product because of all the work I did. I relished the design of the...
Topics: Atari 600XL, Atari 8-bit, Critical Path Management
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Getting More Out Of Your Atari, an article by Chris Crawford and Lane Winner, probably written while both were employed by Atari. The two authors were both collaborators on De Re Atari. This appears to be an early draft (probably written in 1980) of the article "An Introduction to Atari Graphics" published in the January 1981 issue of Byte . Kevin Chase blogged about the program from that article .
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, display lists, custom character sets
Atari Logo News Release. 1983, undated.
Topics: Atari Logo, Logo programming language, Atari 8-bit
A proposal from Michael G. Lehman of MetaTech to create a version of the Pascal programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers, for Atari. MetaTech would be chosen to create the software , but was calling itself MT MicroSYSTEMS by then. The file begins with a memo regarding the proposal from Atari's Dale Yocum.
Topics: Atari, MetaTech, Pascal programming language, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, 6502 processor, p-code,...
Atari Pascal Functional Specification, prepared by Michael G. Lehman and Winthrop L. Saville of MT MicroSYSTEMS for Atari. Here's a memo responding to the specification .
Topics: Atari Pascal, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Pascal programming language, 6502 chip, Pascal compiler, UCSD...
Comparison Points Between UCSD Pascal And ATARI Pascal prepared by MT MicroSYSTEMS, September 15, 1980.
Topics: Pascal programming language, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, UCSD PASCAL, Atari PASCAL
Atari PASCAL Execution Monitor Source Code version 1.0, March 1 1982, by W. Saville and M. Lehman
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari PASCAL, PASCAL programming language, APX, Atari Program Exchange, source code
Jersey Atari Computer Group Treasurer's Report for January 1-April 1, 1988.
Topics: Jersey Atari Computer Group, JACG, Atari users group, Jack S. Rutt
CP/M Machine Preliminary Requirements Specification and Feasibility Study Harry Stewart told me: "Here is a scan of a study regarding the possible addition of CP/M compatibility to Atari machines. I don’t know/remember if there is a relationship between this and the later Sweet Pea development."
Topics: Atari 8-bit, CP/M, CP/M operating system, Atari internal document
Presenting The Atari 1200. Circa 1982. (This is obviously before the computer was named the 1200XL.) Harry Stewart told me: "Here is the outline for an internal presentation of the Atari 1200 to ??? The first two pages are the outline of the entire presentation, and the following pages contain the material that I presented. From the looks of the material the audience must have been technical, rather than management. The presenters were Paul Laughton, Scott Scheiman, and myself."
Topics: Atari 1200, Atari 1200XL, Atari 8-bit, Atari internal documents, Paul Laughton, Scott Scheiman
APX Stereo 3-D Graphics Package manual for the Atari 8-bit computers.
Topics: APX, Atari, Program, Exchange, Stereo, 3-d, Graphics, Package, 800, 400, 1200XL, XL, XE, 130XE, XEGS
Atari Interactive Debugger — an M.Sc Dissertation by T.P. Love at the University of Liverpool.
Topics: Timothy Love, Atari ST, debugger, Motorola 68000, C programming language, Motorola MC68000, Atari...
Advantages of using the microcomputer as an interactive electronic blackboard are discussed, and programs and programming techniques are described to illustrate the construction, design, storage, and modification of colorful and animated graphic displays. The methods described are based on use of an Atari 800 microcomputer but could be used on other systems. Suggestions are made for the use of display lists, short programs dedicated to the video display, which specify where to find screen data...
Topics: Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation,...
Teaching Of Computer Literacy Through The Use Of ATARI PILOT. A graduate project written by Janice B. Lauritzen. May 1985.
Topics: Atari PILOT, Atari 8-bit, teaching PILOT programming, PILOT programming language, Atari 800, Atari...
"Eastern Front (1941) Scenarios For 1942, 1943, 1944". By William Ted Farmer. Published in 1983 by Atari Program Exchange. This set includes the manual, .ATR disk image, and a picture of the disk. An add-on to the game Eastern Front (1941) by Chris Crawford. For Atari 8-bit computers.
Topics: Eastern Front 1941, Chris Crawford, APX, Atari Program Exchange, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400,...
Pamphlets for Atari 600XL, 800XL, 1400XL, and 1450XLD computers.
Topics: Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 1400XL, Atari 1450XLD
A weekly circular advertisement for a Toys R Us store located in the United States. The date is from December 1987, showing Christmas toys. Toys included in the ad: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Sega Master System Barbie Transformers Fisher Price toys Action Max Casio & Yamaha keyboards Radios, Walkmen and stereos Tiger handhelds Intellivision Atari 2600 Jr Boardgames Teddy Ruxpin & Grubby The Heart Family My Little Pony Talking Jill doll Mattel Spectra doll Bicyles Lego Cozy...
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Topics: Toys R Us, advertisement, circular ad, Christmas, 1987, Barbie, Transformers, Video Games, ad
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This is the English version of the development manual for Atari's Jaguar video game console. The manual has been digitized and made available by Lars Hannig (Starcat). The system SDK is also included.
Topics: atari, jaguar, program, dev, development, manual, sdk, source
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Atari Diagnostic Cartridge Evaluation Memo, Atari internal memo by Keith Ball and Brian Johnston dated April 23 1980. Re Atari 400/800 computers.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari Diagnostic Cartridge
notes on the FORTH Assembler For 6502 Microprocessor for Atari 8-bit computers
Topics: FORTH Programming Language, 6502 chip, 6502 assembly language, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800
Specification for the (unreleased) Atari Calculator Cartridge for Atari 400/800 computers. Handwritten by Carol Shaw. March 1, 1979.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, calculator, unreleased software
BNF for Atari BASIC programming language April 18, 1980
Topics: Backus–Naur Form, Backus Normal Form, Atari BASIC, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, memo
Atari Historical Documents
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Atari internal memo about problems with a beta version of Atari BASIC programming language
Topics: Atari BASIC, Atari 800, Atari 400, Atari 8-bit, memo
Atari DOS Summary rev. B dated January 21, 1980 by Ian Shepard
Topics: Atari DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800
Overview Of Atari DOS Version 2.4+ written by Brian Johnston on June 27, 1980
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari DOS, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari DOS 2.4
Colleen Calculator Atari calculator cartridge, 1979 by Carol Shaw source code printout, for Atari 400/800 computers. This is a later (final?) version of the source code for Colleen Calculator by Carol Shaw. (An earlier version is here ) Lent to me by Carol Shaw with permission to share. At Carol's request, the original printouts are in the collection of The Strong Museum of Play. Here's an earlier version. A community member has digitized this code in these images. It is available at...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400. Atari 800, 6502 assembly language source code
Colleen Floating Point Routines by Carol Shaw Circa 1979 More accurate versions of the following Shepardson routines: EXP, EXP10, LOG, LOG10, SIN, COS, ATAN, SGR, and POWER.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Shepardson Microsystems, floating point, Atari BASIC, 6502 assembly language
Cartridge dump and pictures of rare K-Byte K-DOS on cartridge. For Atari 400/800 computers
Topics: K-Byte Software K-DOS, KDOS, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari DOS
Joe Decuir's 1978 engineering notebook from when he worked at Atari, including design concepts (lots on the Atari 400/800, especially the ANTIC chip) feasibility studies, meeting notes, teardown of competing products (such as Magnavox Odyssey 2) Scanned from Joe's notebook with his permission. Pages 102 through 199 are not written on, and therefore not scanned. There is also another notebook, from 1977 . Scanned July 14 2016 by Kevin Savetz, savetz.com
Topics: Joe Decuir, Atari, Atari 800, Atari 400, Atari 8-bit, computer history, engineering notebook,...
Joe Decuir's 1977 engineering notebook from when he worked at Atari, including design concepts (lots on the Atari 2600 and Atari 400/800) feasibility studies, meeting notes, teardown of competing products (such as VIC-20, TI 99/4A) Scanned from Joe's photocopy of his notebook with his permission. At some point, Joe was made to turn the original notebook into Atari management, but he made these photocopies first. Some pages are not of the quality that we might prefer. The scans look just as good...
Topics: Atari, Atari 2600, Atari VCS, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari history, VIC-20, TI 99/4A
Atari Program Exchange Software Catalog Spring 1983 Edition
Topics: Atari, Program, Exchange, APX, Software, Catalogue, 1983, 8-bit, 800, XE, XL, International, UK
Atari Educational Software Directory — Fall 1983
Topics: Atari software, Atari 8-bit Atari 800, educational software, computer history
Bumper sticker for Valpar International ValForth
Topics: ValForth, Valpar International, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Forth programming language
A videotape touting the benefit of users groups for Atari 8-bit computer users. Published by Atari / Atari Computer Enthusiasts Support. Dated 1983. These groups appear in the video: Atari Booster League East Atari Computer Enthusiasts of Eugene (Oregon) Dallas Atari Computer Enthusiasts (Texas) Jersey Atari Computer Group (JACE, New Jersey) Michigan Atari Computer Enthusiasts Novatari Portland Atari Club (Oregon) Starfleet Suburban Chicago Atarians (Illinois) Tulsa Regional Atari Computer...
Topics: Atari, Atari users groups, Atari computers, Atari 8-bit, computer users groups, computer history,...
Correspondense from Atari Program Exchange to programmer Richard Wiitala from 1981 through 1984. Provided courtesy of Mr. Wiitala. He was the author of the educational game Number Blast, published by APX.
Topics: Atari Program Exchange, APX, Atari, Richard Wiitala, Number Blast
An Introduction To Selling The Atari 400 Computer System.
Topics: Atari, 400, Selling, Computer, System, 8-bit, XE, XL
The attached .atr file is the unreleased, unfinished Star Raiders II game for the Atari 8-bit computers, created by Aric Wilmunder in 1983 when he worked for Atari coin-op. Use with an Atari emulator or on real hardware. Also attached: guide to controls in the game and " The Authoritative Star Raiders II", Aric's description of why the game was created. An audio interview with Aric is published in Antic - the Atari 8-Bit Podcast . Jan 16 2016: The source code and original design...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Star Raiders, Star Raiders II, unreleased software, Atari 400, Doug Neubauer
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Optimized Systems Software newsletter - January 1984
Topics: OSS, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800. Optimized Systems Software, Action! programming language,...
These pictures of Atari 8-Bit hardware were included on the Atari POOLDISK 1.0 CD-ROM and are in the public domain. They were on the CD-ROM in .PCX format, dated 1995, and converted to .PNG by Kevin Savetz in 2015. The resolution is pretty low, I suppose due to the nature of digital cameras in 1995. I am also uploading the original .PCX files in a .ZIP, though I'm not sure why you'd need them. The description in the pictures directory says: "In this directory, you see our collection of...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari hardware photos, Atari 130XE, Atari 800XL
It's the source code for the seminal Atari 8-bit computer game, Star Raiders, complete with comments. If this is something you appreciate, please make a donation to the Internet Archive . The Atari community has converted this listing to text for easy search and compilation, visit here for info .
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Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, source code, Star Raiders
This is the very first version of the Atari 800 operators manual, written in 1979 by Liza Loop. Only 200 of this version were printed. There are many differences between what's shown in this manual and the actual production hardware and software. An interview with Liza Loop is here: https://archive.org/details/LizaLoopInterview
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Topics: Atari 800, manual, Atari 8-bit, Atari BASIC, prototype
Atari Corporation 1991 Second Quarter Report
Topics: Atari Corporation, stockholders report, quarterly report, Atari ST, Atari TT, Atari TT030, Retouche...
Atari Corporation 1991 First Quarter Report
Topics: Atari Corporation, stockholders report, quarterly report, Atari ST, Atari Mega4, Atari TT030
Atari Corporation 1990 First Quarter Report
Topics: Atari Corporation, stockholders report, quarterly report, Atari ST, Atari PC, MS-DOS, Atari Lynx,...
Scans of Gray Chang's handwritten notebook detailing the development process of the Atari 400/800 game Claim Jumper, published by Synapse Software. Kevin Savetz scanned this notebook, with permission from Gray, in December 2014.
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Topics: Atari 800, Synapse Software, Claim Jumper, Gray Chang, Dog Daze, assembly language, software...
This module teaches about the internal workings of the Atari 8-bit computers and how programs are executed in the machine. Covers: - assembly language and machine code - number systems and conversion - machine memory - central processing unit (6502 CPU) - additional chips (ANTIC POKEY GTIA etc) This packet was available at Atari Club Med.
Topics: Atari 8-bit architecture, Atari 400, Atari 800, 6502 chip, assembly language programming, Atari...
